Bob was a shy boy of 14. He always lowered his head. One Sunday afternoon, his ___1___ was busy taking care of his sick sister at home, so she had to ask Bob to help her sell home-made juice in their eating house.

At first, Bob just sat at the table in silence. And nobody came to ___2___ the juice. He felt bored and sleepy. After a while, a sweet voice came to his ears, “Hi, how much is the orange ___3___?” He said in a ___4___ voice, “Two dollars a cup.” Then he noticed a lady with a little girl standing in front of the table. When he ___5___ the look of joy on their faces, he smiled back.

“It looks nice! Is it made by yourself?” asked the girl. Bob nodded gently. The girl ___6___ again, “Cool! How did you make it?” “Well, um, I...” He began ___7___.“My mum taught me to make it. First, peel the fruit. Then, cut it into pieces...” As he was talking with the girl, some passers-by stopped to listen, too. Bob raised his head and began to speak louder.

Later, Bob’s mother came back. To her surprise, she found only a few cups left. “Good boy, what ___8___ progress you’ve made!” said his mother with a big smile. At that time, Bob realized ___9___ he raised his head, he would have more confidence.

Self-confidence is a kind of power. It can ___10___ the best in all of us.

1.1.

A mother

B father

C uncle

D aunt

解析：选A。名词词义辨析 + 语境理解。选项均为亲属类名词。根据后文 “my mum taught me”“Bob’s mother came back” 可知，此处是 “妈妈” 忙着照顾妹妹，故选 A（mother）；B（爸爸）、C（叔叔）、D（阿姨）均无语境支撑。

2.2.

A make

B buy

C sell

D send

解析：选B。动词词义辨析 + 逻辑推理 选项为动作类动词。前文提到 “sell home-made juice”（售卖自制果汁），结合 “nobody came to” 可知，此处指 “没有人来买果汁”，故选 B（buy）；A（制作）、C（售卖）、D（发送）均与 “售卖” 场景逻辑不符。

3.3.

A cake

B bread

C juice

D coffee

解析：选C。名词词义辨析 + 上下文呼应 选项为食物类名词。前文明确提到售卖 “home-made juice”，后文也围绕果汁的制作展开，此处小女孩询问的正是 “果汁”，故选 C（juice）；A（蛋糕）、B（面包）、D（咖啡）均与上下文主题无关。

4.4.

A low

B high

C long

D short

解析：选A。形容词词义辨析 + 性格呼应。选项为描述声音的形容词。前文强调 Bob “shy”（害羞）、“always lowered his head”（总低着头），害羞的人说话通常声音 “低沉”，故选 A（low）；B（高的）与害羞性格矛盾，C（长的）、D（短的）不能描述声音响度。

5.5.

A smelt

B beard

C touched

D saw

解析：选D。动词词义辨析 + 搭配逻辑。选项为感官 / 动作类动词。空格后 “the look of joy”（喜悦的神情）是视觉所见的内容，故选 D（saw，看见）；A（闻到）、B（听到，拼写错误，正确为 heard）、C（触摸）均无法与 “神情” 搭配。

6.6.

A told

B asked

C answered

D called

解析：选B。动词词义辨析 + 上下文衔接。选项为交际类动词。前文小女孩已问过问题（“Is it made by yourself?”），此处 “again” 提示 “再次提问”，后文 “how did you make it” 也为问句，故选 B（asked，询问）；A（告诉）、C（回答）、D（呼叫）均不符合 “再次提问” 的语境。

7.7.

A slowly

B seriously

C sadly

D quickly

解析：选A。副词词义辨析 + 性格呼应 选项为方式类副词。Bob 性格害羞，面对提问时应是 “慢慢地” 开口，结合前文 “I...” 的停顿语气，故选 A（slowly）；B（认真地）、C（悲伤地）、D（快速地）均与害羞的性格和语境不符。

8.8.

A no

B little

C great

D small

解析：选C。形容词词义辨析 + 语境情感。选项为程度类形容词。前文提到 “only a few cups left”（只剩几杯果汁），说明售卖顺利，妈妈应是表扬他 “进步很大”，故选 C（great，巨大的）；A（没有）、B（少量的）、D（小的）均与 “表扬” 的积极情感矛盾。

9.9.

A before

B no matter how

C unless

D as long as

解析：选D。连词词义辨析 + 逻辑关系。选项为逻辑连词。句意：鲍勃意识到，____他抬起头，就会有更多自信。“抬起头” 是 “拥有自信” 的条件，故选 D（as long as，只要）；A（在…… 之前，时间关系）、B（无论如何，让步关系）、C（除非，否定条件）均不符合逻辑。

10.10.

A take out

B give out

C help out

D bring out

解析：选D。动词短语辨析 + 语义搭配。选项为动词短语。句意：自信是一种力量，它能____我们每个人身上最好的一面。“bring out the best in sb” 为固定搭配，意为 “激发某人最好的一面”，故选 D；A（取出）、B（分发）、C（帮忙）均无法与 “the best in us” 搭配。